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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2022 16:14:24 GMT -5
Good stuff Buck has been battling cancer
Rob Longley @longleysunsport · 1h Hearing there is a good chance Buck Martinez will return to the @soortsnet booth next week in Toronto. Great news for Buck and for #Bluejays fans.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2022 16:16:00 GMT -5
Hazel Mae @thehazelmae · 1h No George Springer for the opener vs #RedSox. I’m hearing he’s just getting another day off after the break “to make sure he’s good to go.”
Springer had been dealing with general soreness and elbow discomfort before All-Star break. #BlueJays
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2022 17:30:29 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 39m Replying to @chriscotillo Duran CF, Refsnyder DH, Devers 3B, Bogaerts SS, Verdugo LF, Vázquez 1B, Plawecki C, Bradley RF, Downs 2B
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2022 17:31:02 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 34m Back spasms for JD Martinez, Sox say.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2022 17:33:11 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 27m The Red Sox did not need to open a 40-man roster for Yolmer Sánchez because the 40-man roster was at 39 players with Josh Winckowski on the COVID-related IL.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jul 22, 2022 22:39:02 GMT -5
This was over pretty early, but that was embarrassing. I'm not sure I ever saw 25 runs in the first 5 innings. And if that wasn't bad enough, the 16/0 K/W by the RS was butt-ugly as well. Perhaps this was the warning shot that the season is not salvageable. If Eovaldi has become unreliable, and Sale gone, then we have no chance relying on Pivetta, Wacha, Hill, Winc & Crawford.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:10:15 GMT -5
Tapia inside-the-park slam lifts Blue Jays over Red Sox 28-5 AP
BOSTON (AP) Raimel Tapia put his head down and started a slow jog to first base, not sure he'd gotten the pop he wanted when he drove a bases-loaded fly ball to deep center field in the third inning.
Then everything about the play - and the rest of the night - changed.
Tapia hit an inside-the-park grand slam after a misplay by Boston center fielder Jarren Duran and the Toronto Blue Jays set a franchise record for runs in a game, rolling past the Red Sox 28-5 on Friday night.
Toronto came within two of the modern major league record for runs in a game after stranding two runners in the ninth inning with Boston infielder Yolmer Sanchez on the mound.
Every Blue Jays starter had at least two hits, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied Frank Catalanotto's franchise record with six of them.
Danny Jansen homered twice and drove in six runs. Matt Chapman and Teoscar Hernandez added solo homers for Toronto, which topped its previous single-game mark of 24 runs set June 26, 1976 against the Baltimore Orioles.
''That was awesome,'' interim manager John Schneider said. ''We talked about it before the game, how you can come out a little bit sleepy and you can came out hot. I think we came out hot, obviously.''
The 28 runs are the most ever yielded by a Red Sox team, eclipsing the previous mark in a 27-3 loss to Cleveland in 1923.
The Fenway Park faithful jeered throughout the night - except for a wedding proposal on the video board with the home team trailing 25-3. The woman's ''yes'' was one of the few times Boston fans found reason to cheer.
Toronto entered the day with a two-game lead over the Red Sox for the AL's final wild-card spot. The Blue Jays improved 7-3 against Boston this year.
Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi (4-3) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing a homer and charged with nine runs.
That started a 29-hit night for Toronto - winners of four straight - which featured nearly as many follies by the Red Sox.
It started with Tapia's home run sprint.
With two outs in the third and Toronto leading 6-0, Tapia lifted a two-out fly to center against reliever Austin Davis.
Duran took a couple steps back, then a couple in, then put up his hands in confusion. Boston fans groaned when the ball landed on the warning track behind him.
''(First base coach Mark Budzinski) started saying, `You've got to run! You've got to run!''' Tapia said via interpreter ''That's when I started running very hard, right there.''
Duran walked slowly toward the ball while left fielder Alex Verdugo raced over, slid to scoop it up and fired it toward the infield. The relay home wasn't close to nabbing Tapia, who picked up speed when he realized Duran had lost the ball.
''I hit it on the barrel, but at the same time I didn't think it would go too far,'' Tapia said.
Duran called losing sight of the ball ''the most hopeless feeling you could ever feel.''
''I just lost it in the twilight,'' Duran said. ''It happens. (Verdugo) was right there. Obviously, I should have taken a step or two. He was already going to beat me to the ball. I just didn't want to get in his way. ... Next time, I know to take one or two steps.''
Boston blundered on defense again in the fifth. Trailing 15-3, Chapman lifted a two-out pop-up on the infield that fell between catcher Kevin Plawecki, reliever Kaleb Ort and third baseman Rafael Devers for a base hit that allowed another run to cross.
It prompted more ridicule and disdain from Boston fans who remained in their seats. Those that stayed tried to make the best out of a drab night at the ballpark.
Fans still rose to their feet for the traditional Fenway signing of Neil Diamond's ''Sweet Caroline.'' Yet, on an evening as memorable as it was forgettable, it too ended with a smattering of boos.
The only cheer left? When Duran struck out to end the game.
The modern MLB record for runs in a game is 30, set by the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 22, 2007. The all-time mark is 36 for the Chicago Colts against the Louisville Colonels in 1897.
Kevin Gausman (7-7) scattered seven hits and three runs over five innings for Toronto.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: Schneider said holding out Springer was cautionary and that the center fielder, who sat out the All-Star Game with the issue, could return this weekend.
Red Sox: Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez was a late scratch after experiencing back spasms. Rob Refsnyder took his place in the lineup at DH and hit second. ... LHP Chris Sale was officially placed on the injured list with a broken left finger. RHP Brayan Bello was recalled from Triple-A Worcester and Sanchez was selected to the active roster.
GRAND NUMBERS
It was the fourth career grand slam for Tapia, his most recent coming on May 4, 2021 against San Francisco. It was the Blue Jays' fourth grand slam of the season.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Alek Manoah (10-4, 2.28 ERA) faced Boston twice this season, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 13 strikeouts.
Red Sox: RHP Kutter Crawford (2-2, 4.50) has a 2.84 ERA in his last five outings.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:47:39 GMT -5
Brayan Bello likely to start for Boston Red Sox on Sunday vs. Blue Jays
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022, 6:45 p.m.|Published: Jul. 22, 2022, 6:44 p.m.
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Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — Red Sox top pitching prospect Brayan Bello, who Boston recalled Friday, is the leading candidate to start Sunday against the Blue Jays.
“There’s a good chance he’ll start Sunday,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before Friday’s game.
Nathan Eovaldi is starting here Friday at Fenway Park. Kutter Crawford is scheduled to start Saturday.
The 23-year-old Bello struggled in his first two major league starts. He allowed four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two in 4 innings in his MLB debut July 6 against the Rays at Fenway. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five vs. the Rays at Tropicana Field on July 11.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:49:03 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox allow 28 runs to Blue Jays, most given up in a single game in franchise history
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022, 11:01 p.m.|Published: Jul. 22, 2022, 11:00 p.m.
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Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — The Red Sox made two errors, let a 38-foot fly ball drop in the infield for an RBI single and gave up an inside-the-park grand slam thanks to a lack of hustle.
In the process, history was made. The wrong type of history, however.
Boston allowed a franchise-record 28 runs in a 28-5 loss to the Blue Jays here at Fenway Park on Friday.
The previous franchise high for runs allowed in a game came July 7, 1923, in a 27-3 loss at Cleveland.
Friday marked just the 15th time the Red Sox have allowed 20 runs in a game.
A 23-run defeat is the largest Red Sox defeat in 99 years (since July 7, 1923 at Cleveland). They suffered a 21-run defeat June 19, 2000, vs. the Yankees.
Toronto scored one run in the first, two runs in the second, seven runs in the third inning, four runs in the fourth inning, 11 runs in the fifth and two runs in the sixth before reliever Jake Diekman finally tossed a scoreless seventh inning.
Raimel Tapia’s 384-foot inside-the-park grand slam in the third inning personified the night perfectly.
Center fielder Jarren Duran started running in and put his hands up slightly, signaling he lost sight of the ball.
The baseball landed on the warning track. Duran looked back and then failed to chase after it. He instead stood there as left fielder Alex Verdugo ran after it. See the video of the play here.
Tapia made his way around the bases easily, putting the Blue Jays ahead 10-0 in the third inning.
Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi lasted only 2 ⅔ innings and gave up nine runs and eight hits. He left the game with the bases loaded right before Tapia’s at-bat.
Boston is 5-13 with a minus-65 run differential in July.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:50:13 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox’s Jarren Duran on losing ball in twilight: ‘It’s the most helpless feeling you could ever feel’
Published: Jul. 23, 2022, 12:18 a.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran said he lost sight of Raimel Tapia’s 384-foot fly ball, leading to an inside-the-park grand slam.
“I just lost it in the twilight,” Duran said after the Red Sox’s 28-5 loss to the Blue Jays here at Fenway Park on Friday.
The 28 runs allowed were the most a Red Sox team has ever given up in a game. The previous franchise high for runs allowed in a game came July 7, 1923, in a 27-3 loss at Cleveland.
Duran started running in and put his hands up slightly, signaling he lost sight of the ball. The baseball landed on the warning track.
“It’s the most helpless feeling you could ever feel,” Duran said.
Duran failed to chase after it. He instead stood there as left fielder Alex Verdugo ran after it and threw the ball back into the infield. See the video of the play here.
“Dugie was right there already,” Duran said. “Obviously I should have taken a step or two. But he was already going to beat me to the ball so I just didn’t want to get in his way. What if I sprinted and collided with him or something like that? But next time I know to take one or two steps. But he was already going to beat me to the ball.”
Manager Alex Cora said Duran expects Verdugo and right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to back him up on that play.
“But at the same time, you’ve gotta go, too,” Cora said. “That’s conversations between players. Sometimes that voice is a lot louder than the manager in those situations. The feeling, it’s a hard feeling. There’s nothing you can do. But stuff like that we address. We try to make him better, help him out. He’s still a kid. He’s learning the position and all that. And I bet at that point, he didn’t even know what to do.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:54:10 GMT -5
Red Sox humbled by Jays in historic loss 2:46 AM ADT Betelhem Ashame
Betelhem Ashame @betelhem_ashame
BOSTON -- On a Saturday afternoon in July 1923, the Red Sox were on the road for a doubleheader when Cleveland scored a run in every inning -- with the largest margin coming in a 13-run sixth -- en route to a 27-3 drubbing in Game 1.
It was the most runs allowed in Red Sox franchise history. Until Friday night.
In the first game after the All-Star break, the Red Sox’s skid reached a historic low as the Blue Jays set franchise records in both runs and hits to take the series opener at Fenway Park, 28-5.
Boston knew how important this three-game series against the Blue Jays would be, with Toronto up by two games for the third American League Wild Card spot. After losing 10 of their final 13 games leading into the summer recess, the Red Sox spent that time off thinking about how to stay in playoff contention amid an AL East in which they have yet to win a series.
The stage was set for them to start fresh. Instead, they looked listless.
"[It was] very tough,” said manager Alex Cora. “We didn’t execute pitches. We didn’t play good defense. … Overall, not a great night. We’ve got to make adjustments, and we’ve got to find a way.
“We just got to be better.”
Starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed nine runs in 2 2/3 innings, his most earned runs allowed this season. It was not his shortest outing, however; that came on May 17 against the Astros, when he allowed nine runs (six earned) in 1 2/3 innings. All nine were scored in the second inning, making it the most runs Boston had allowed in a single frame this year.
The Blue Jays topped that in the fifth inning, scoring 11 runs on six singles and two doubles. They were aided by the Red Sox along the way, as right-hander Kaleb Ort -- who allowed eight runs in two-thirds of an inning -- watched as a Matt Chapman popup dropped right next to him between the mound and home plate.
“Regardless how many runs I give up, if I come out of the game and we’re losing, it’s frustrating for me to watch,” Eovaldi said. “For me, I treated the All-Star break as much as I normally would my five-day routine. I knew that I was starting the first game, so I was going to be prepared for tonight. And I didn’t go out there and execute. I put our guys in a bad situation.”
In Eovaldi’s previous worst start vs. Houston, the Astros hit five homers in order to rack up that many runs. On Friday, the Blue Jays needed only one, and it came rather unconventionally in their seven-run third inning.
After Raimel Tapia made contact with a ball deep to center, he nearly dropped to a knee, thinking he had hit an inning-ending flyout with the bases loaded. But as Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran jogged forward with his arms spread sideways, it was clear that he didn’t see the ball. It landed several yards behind him, and as it settled on the warning track, Duran didn’t give it a chase. By the time Alex Verdugo slid in from left to corral it, Tapia was well on his way to an inside-the-park grand slam.
In between Eovaldi and Ort, left-hander Austin Davis allowed three homers in 1 1/3 innings. Not until Jake Diekman in the seventh and Hirokazu Sawamura in the eighth were the Red Sox able to get in and out of an inning unscathed.
At that point, the Blue Jays were still sitting on 27 runs, which would have kept Boston in a tie with that 1923 contest. But in the top of the ninth, the Red Sox sent position player Yolmer Sánchez -- whose contract had just been selected from Triple-A Worcester that day -- to the mound. He allowed a double and a pair of singles, as Chapman drove in the 28th run of the night.
“You’re trying to navigate the game and use guys in spots. They’re uncomfortable, right?” Cora said. “But at the same time, it’s one loss. It doesn’t look great. Like I said, it’s not about what they did offensively, but what we didn’t do defensively, on the mound. It was tough to watch. It was tough to be in the dugout, to be honest with you.
“I would like to say that this happens, but it doesn’t happen often. We’ve just got to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow. That’s the only way you can attack the next one.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:56:04 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Sale (finger fracture) to IL July 22nd, 2022
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July 22: LHP Chris Sale (left fifth finger fracture) placed on 15-day IL; RHP Brayan Bello recalled from Triple-A Worcester In his second start since returning from the injured list, Sale left the series finale vs. the Yankees after his left hand was hit by a line drive in the first inning. He underwent surgery on the injured pinkie on July 18, which was described as an "open reduction and internal fixation of a left fifth finger proximal phalanx fracture." The Red Sox placed him on the IL on Friday (retroactive to July 19, the day after his operation), with manager Alex Cora saying that the club could know more about his outlook next week.
Bello, Boston’s No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, will return to the big leagues in Sale’s absence. Cora said on Friday that the 23-year-old could be the team’s starter in Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. Bello is 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA in two MLB starts this season.
July 22: 3B Yolmer Sánchez has contract selected by Red Sox from Triple-A Worcester; C Connor Wong optioned Sánchez joined the Red Sox’s big league roster for the second time this season on Friday, after first getting the call on June 27. He played in only one game during that stint, going 0-for-1 with a walk, before being sent back down. After spending the first seven years of his big league career with the White Sox, Sánchez was invited to Spring Training by Boston on a Minor League deal.
Wong was optioned for the third time this season, having appeared for the Red Sox in just five games this season. He went 2-for-8 with one RBI. Meanwhile, he has hit .266 with a .744 OPS at Triple-A this year.
July 22: J.D. Martinez (back spasms) scratched from Friday’s lineup Martinez, who had been slotted into the No. 3 spot in the order as the designated hitter, was scratched about an hour before first pitch of the series opener against the Blue Jays due to back spasms, per the Red Sox.
LHP Rich Hill (sprained left knee) Expected return: August Hill tossed a three-inning simulated game at Fenway Park on July 22, and he looked “really good,” according to manager Alex Cora, with his velocity reaching 90 mph. The Red Sox will see how Hill bounces back, but it is likely that the left-hander will next throw a bullpen session on July 24. Hill has been wearing a knee brace during his rehab work recently, leading Cora to quip, “Maybe the brace is helping him out.” (Last updated: July 22)
2B Trevor Story (right hand contusion) Expected return: August Story injured the hand on July 12 when he was hit by a pitch from Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. The Red Sox initially believed the injury would not require an IL stint but opted to play it safe. Rookie infielder Jeter Downs could get an extended look at second base while Story is sidelined. The latter has yet to swing a bat since the injury occurred. (Last updated: July 22)
OF Kiké Hernández (right hip flexor strain) Expected return: TBD Hernández saw an independent hip specialist in New York on July 14, and nothing was found beyond the diagnosis the Red Sox had given him previously. Hernández got a platelet-rich plasma injection and has been feeling better since, starting to move around and do work in the weight room on July 22. The hope is that he will be able to resume baseball activities in the near future. (Last updated: July 22)
RHP Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) Expected return: Late July Wacha will throw another bullpen session on July 23, and then he will likely be ready for a simulated game on July 25. All signs point to the righty moving back into the rotation in fairly short order. This is the second IL stint of the season for Wacha, who is 6-1 with a 2.69 ERA in 13 starts. (Last updated: July 22)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 3:57:51 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 7h Tonight looks like 2020. Be thankful none of you had to watch that in person.
The #RedSox are floundering.
A new franchise record for the #RedSox in runs allowed.
They were founded 12 decades ago.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 4:09:52 GMT -5
Dan Shaughnessy Retweeted Jared Carrabis @jared_Carrabis · 6h I cannot f%^%%$$ believe they’re playing Sweet Caroline right now. I’d rather hear MMMBop but the Kidz Bop version.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 23, 2022 4:10:53 GMT -5
Tony Massarotti @tonymassarotti · 6h Entering the ninth inning tonight, the Red Sox have struck out 31 times in their last two games - without drawing a walk.
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